CHINA ENERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
See notes to the consolidated financial statements.
GeoTeam caluculated non-gaap EPS of $0.13 vs $0.10 in prior year quarter. Adjusting for $1.3 million government subsidy.
Fourth quarter Highlights:
Tianli's Chairwoman and CEO, Ms. Hanying Li, began, "We completed another successful year, which included the acquisition of our 11th hog farm and the launch of our Tianli-branded retail pork products through our partnership with An Puluo Foods. While our fourth quarter results were negatively impacted by complications resulting from contaminated feed at a few of our farms, we responded quickly to contain the impact. Having implemented a series of additional safeguards, we expect the negative drag on our financials to subside in the first half of 2012."
"Our company is executing on the vision I had when we launched Tianli eight years ago," Ms. Li concluded. "The strong demand for pork in China is providing us with a tailwind to grow organically as our more recent farm acquisitions reach capacity. The retail expansion provides us with further opportunities to increase revenues and cash flows while establishing the Tianli brand through AnPuluo Foods. Our single most exciting strategy for 2012, Enshi Black Hog breeding and sales, is expected to be a major contributor in revenues and earnings for years to come"
Summarized Fourth quarter 2011 Results
Q4 2011
Q4 2010
Change
Sales
$8.7 million
$5.8 million
49%
Gross Profit
$1.8 million
$2.5 million
-26%
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
$0.9 million
$0.4 million
113%
Net Income
$0.8 million
$2.2 million
-61%
EPS *
$0.08
$0.22
-64%
HOHHOT CITY, China, July 22, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China Energy Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: CHGY), ("China Energy" or the "Company"), a producer and trader of coal for domestic heating, electrical generation, and coking purposes and a supplier of heating and electric energy services in Inner Mongolia, today announced financial results for the second quarter of its fiscal year ending May 31, 2011.
Second Quarter Results
For the quarter ended May 31, 2011, the Company reported revenue of $32.2 million, a 57.1% increase over revenue of $20.5 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2010. Quarterly sales from the Company's coal group increased to $26.2 million, or 81% of total sales, compared to $17.5 million, or 86% of total sales in the prior-year quarter. As a component of this, 42% of total Company sales came from coal production, and 39% came from coal trading during the quarter. China Energy produced approximately 322,000 metric tons of coal in the second quarter of 2011, compared to 227,000 metric tons in the same period of fiscal year 2010. The 41.9% year-over-year increase in production from the Company's Coal Group was mainly due to the approval by the local government of an increase in the amount of coal that the Company was allowed to produce in 2011. The volume of coal sold by our proprietary trading business was approximately 190,000 metric tons during the three months ended May 31, 2011, compared to 183,000 metric tons in the comparable three months in 2010. This increase was mainly attributable to a greater railway transportation quota obtained for 2011.
Sales from heat power group totaled $6.0 million in the second quarter of 2011, or 19% of total sales compared to $3.0 million, or 14% of total sales in the prior-year quarter.
"We are pleased to report another quarter of strong revenue growth, which benefited from the significant growth in sales from our Coal Group," stated Wenxiang Ding, chief executive officer and president. "We will continuously expand our proprietary coal trading business. We also expect the continued development of the XueJiaWan district to fuel growth in our Heat Power segment."
Cost of goods sold in the second quarter of fiscal year 2011 was approximately $21.6 million, compared to approximately $12.0 million in the second quarter of 2010. Gross profit was $10.6 million and the gross margin was 32.9% in the quarter, compared to $8.5 million in gross profit and a gross margin of 41.5% during the same period in fiscal year 2010. The year-over-year gross margin decrease was due to lower margins from the Company's Coal Group. In order to expand our proprietary coal trading business, Coal Group purchased more coal from third parties during the three months ended May 31, 2011, which were less profitable than coal purchased from Laiyegou coal mine in terms of gross margin and resulted in decrease of gross margin of coal trading business from 32% to 19%.
Total operating expenses for the second quarter of fiscal year 2011 were approximately $3.7 million, or 11.5% of revenue, compared to $2.0 million, or 9.8% of revenue in second quarter fiscal year 2010. Selling and marketing expenses in second-quarter fiscal year 2011 were $1.4 million, flat versus last year, due to lower transportation and storage expenses, offset by high sales tax. General and administration expenses totaled $2.3 million, compared to $0.6 million in the same period in fiscal year 2010 due to higher professional and other fees. This increase was mainly attributable to non-cash stock-based compensation charge of $1.5 million in the second quarter of 2011, which was not present in the year ago period.
Operating income for the second quarter of 2011 totaled approximately $6.9 million, a 7.8% increase from $6.4 million reported for the second quarter of 2010. Operating margins were 21.4% and 31.2% for the second quarter of 2011 and 2010, respectively. Excluding non-cash stock-based compensation of $1.5 million, adjusted operating income for the second quarter of 2011 was $8.4 million with operation margins of 26.1%. (Please see "About Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below.)
Net income during the quarter totaled approximately $3.8 million, or $0.08 per share, compared to $4.4 million, or $0.10 per share in the second quarter of fiscal year 2010. The weighted average common shares outstanding were 45.06 million and 45 million respectively, in each period. Adjusted Non-GAAP net income for the second quarter was $4.9 million, or $0.11 per diluted common share based on 45.06 million diluted common stocks outstanding for the second quarter of 2011.
For the three months ended February 28, 2011, revenues for Coal Group were $16,256,425 compared to $16,247,966 in the comparable three months in 2010. The $8,459 increase was mainly due to the increase in the volume of proprietary trading of coal by 13% over last year. However, this increase was mitigated by the decrease of volume of coal produced and sold at our Laiyegou coal mine by 15%.
Coal Group produced approximately 132,383 metric tons of coal during the three months ended February 28, 2011, compared to 156,187 metric tons in the comparable three months in 2010. Volume of coal sold by our proprietary trading business was approximately 192,266 metric tons during the three months ended February 28, 2011, compared to 169,710 metric tons in the comparable three months in 2010. The decrease in coal production volume in the first quarter was mainly due to the temporary closure of the mine to allow the local government to perform a safety check and equipment maintenance. This scheduled inspection was due to a recently enacted law local government, and it will occur every year. We currently anticipate that the annual production volume for fiscal year ending November 30, 2011 will be on par with last year.
Fourth Quarter Highlights:
During the first three quarters of 2009, the Company did not have normal coal production while the long wall extraction machinery was being installed. When full production resumed in the fourth fiscal quarter, the Company ramped output above normal thresholds to make up for the shortfall which created an exceptionally strong quarter from an earnings perspective and higher margins.
Fourth Quarter Results (3 months ended November 30)
USD
FY 2010
FY 2009
$25.6 million
$23.9 million
+7.1%
$9.9 million
$11.3 million
(12.4%)
$4.9 million
$7.1 million
(31.0%)
EPS (fully diluted)
$0.11
$0.16
(31.3%)
FY 2010 Year End Results
$88.0 million
$43.3 million
+103.2%
$33.9 million
$14.0 million
+142.1%
$17.6 million
$5.1 million
+245.1%
$0.39
+254.5%
"We were able to report significant growth across each of our businesses," stated WenXiang Ding, chief executive officer and president. "We successfully ramped production at our Laiyegou mine, as well as capitalized on our expanded quota from the railway bureau to accelerate our coal trading volumes. Continued strong demand for energy and electricity provide both diversification and another conduit for incremental growth in 2011. As consolidation across our industry accelerates we continue to evaluate opportunities to expand our mining assets."
GeoTeam® Note: Based on our calculations 2009 fourth quarter EPS was about $0.09. see past note.
Subtracting government subsidies from the results yields the following EPS:
2010 Third Quarter Highlights:
Coal Group
"The $7,982,237 increase was due to the fact that the production at LaiYeGou coal mine was partially shut down for the installation of the long wall automatic mining equipments and normal production resumed in mid July 2009 with the completion of the installation and adjustment of the equipment and increases in the selling price of coal in the 2010 period.
In addition, the increase of the volume of proprietary trading of coal also contributed to the increase of revenue from Coal Group as compared to the prior comparable quarter in 2009."
Heat Transfer Group
Consolidated results
"Due to our expanded production capacity and the efficiency of our long wall mining equipment, we expect revenue from coal production to remain robust, and expect incremental growth from our proprietary coal trading operation as we have been granted additional quota for space on trains from the local railway bureau," stated WenXiang Ding, chief executive officer and president. "Additionally, our momentum, financial strength, existing infrastructure, and proximity to additional coal resources in the region position the Company for expansion through potential acquisitions. We also expect the continued development of the XueJiaWan district to fuel growth in our Heat Power segment."
The Company is reaffirming its previously reported fiscal year guidance, and anticipates reporting between $17 million and $18 million in net income for its fiscal year ending November 30, 2010. The midpoint of this range represents an increase of 243% from fiscal year 2009.
GeoTeam® Note:
In the 2010 third quarter, CHGY received one-off government subsidies of $3,333,539 (included in revenues) in connection with providing heating at the reduced rates set by the government to ensure that the local residents can afford to make the payments.
Adjusting 2010 third quarter EPS for this item would be minimal, as the Heat Transfer Group contributes very little to the bottom line.
HOHHOT CITY, China, June 23 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China Energy Corporation a leading Inner Mongolia producer and processor of raw coal for domestic heating, electrical generation, and coking purposes for steel production in the People's Republic of China, with operations in coal trading and heat and power supply, today announced that it anticipates reporting between $17 million and $18 million in net income for its fiscal year ending November 30, 2010. This would represent at least a 233% increase in net income as compared to the 2009 fiscal year.
Management anticipates sales of its Coal Group, which includes coal mining and sales as well as coal trading, will represent approximately 80% to 90% of revenues during 2010. The Company expects to produce an aggregate of approximately 800,000 metric tons of coal for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2010. China Energy produced approximately 156,000 metric tons of coal in the first quarter of 2010 with an average sales price of $37 per ton. In May 2010, the average sales price for coal was $43 per ton. The Company also expects higher level of sales in fiscal year 2010 from the Heat Power group due to an increase in coverage area of the Company's heating operations and an increase in the volume of electricity sold by its electric power operations. The Company's guidance does not include any contribution from future acquisitions by the Company. Management will continue to evaluate its business outlook as necessary and communicate any changes on a quarterly basis or when appropriate.
"We continue to capitalize on the efficiency of our longwall mining equipment which is now fully integrated at our LaiYeGou coal mine," stated WenXiang Ding, chief executive officer and president. "We expect incremental growth in China Energy's revenue and net income through fiscal year 2010 due to our expanded production capacity of approximately 800,000 metric tons per year at our LaiYeGou coal mine and growing demand for coal used in power generation, manufacturing and heating in China. We are also well positioned to expand our production and distribution capabilities through potential acquisition opportunities leveraging the rich coal resources in Inner Mongolia."
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